I agree with your description, but as far as "How we got here" I have a different take. My position is that the focus of raising money by the Democratic Party has led to a party that more reflects its donor base than the average American. The average American is more conservative than the national Democratic Party and it's a shame. Would you be interested in a Democratic Party that returned to its true roots? One that emphasized local control (and local responsibility)?
Good point. Absolutely agree agree the Democratic party does not reflect its base. If it were John F Kennedy's Democratic party, would that be its true roots? Though it was the Democrats who supported slavery.
I would say no, Kennedy sacrificed states rights for civil rights-- and his death carried LBJ (and the nation) to cement those rights in the Civil Rights Act. Not trying to argue that wasn't the right choice for that time-- but we are in different times and it seems if the Democratic party got a little more democratic we'd open the tent back up.
I agree with your description, but as far as "How we got here" I have a different take. My position is that the focus of raising money by the Democratic Party has led to a party that more reflects its donor base than the average American. The average American is more conservative than the national Democratic Party and it's a shame. Would you be interested in a Democratic Party that returned to its true roots? One that emphasized local control (and local responsibility)?
Good point. Absolutely agree agree the Democratic party does not reflect its base. If it were John F Kennedy's Democratic party, would that be its true roots? Though it was the Democrats who supported slavery.
I would say no, Kennedy sacrificed states rights for civil rights-- and his death carried LBJ (and the nation) to cement those rights in the Civil Rights Act. Not trying to argue that wasn't the right choice for that time-- but we are in different times and it seems if the Democratic party got a little more democratic we'd open the tent back up.
Okay, so who would you say was a ‘democratic’ president? And what changes do you mean by get ‘a little more democratic’?